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CE Construction Electrician

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Overview

Construction Electricians install and repair interior and exterior wiring as well as overhead and underground electrical distribution systems. They set up and service power generation and electrical equipment, climb poles and towers with lineman equipment, and support contingency and disaster recovery operations.

Minimum ASVAB: AR+MK+EI+GS 201

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: milpersman-1306-618-rating-list-2026-04 (source date 2026-04). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Overhead and underground power distribution installation
  • Power generation equipment operation and servicing
  • Pole and tower climbing with lineman equipment

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Electricians

CE experience installing and repairing interior and exterior wiring, conduit, raceways, and electrical equipment directly overlaps civilian electrical installation work.

How to prepare: Ask an electrical apprenticeship program to evaluate your documented military experience for a shortened apprenticeship based on experience and testing. Most states require electricians to pass a test and be licensed, with independent work subject to state or local licensing requirements.

What the civilian work involves
  • Place conduit, pipes, or tubing, inside designated partitions, walls, or other concealed areas, and pull insulated wires or cables through the conduit to complete circuits between boxes.
  • Work from ladders, scaffolds, or roofs to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures.
  • Assemble, install, test, or maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, or fixtures, using hand tools or power tools.

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

CE work on overhead and underground primary and secondary distribution systems, including pole climbing with lineman equipment, directly overlaps electrical line installation and repair.

How to prepare: Request a utility or line-contractor skills assessment using records of your distribution-system work and pole-climbing experience to identify training gaps for its equipment and procedures.

What the civilian work involves
  • Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
  • Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment.
  • Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol I (NEOCS, Jan 2026 edition): CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICIAN (CE)

    [1] Rating chapter "SCOPE OF RATING"; cached text line 19683; NAVPERS 18068F Vol I, 2026-01 edition

    Supports: Overhead and underground power distribution installation, Power generation equipment operation and servicing, Pole and tower climbing with lineman equipment, Electricians (O*NET 47-2111.00), Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (O*NET 49-9051.00)

  2. O*NET: Electricians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electricians (O*NET 47-2111.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Electricians

    [3] How to Become an Electrician; Training; Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; page dated 2026-08-27, retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Electricians (O*NET 47-2111.00)

  4. O*NET: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (O*NET 49-9051.00)

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Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to CE. Each history page explains the change.

EM(CBC)Electrician's Mate (CB) (Communications)EM(CBG)Electrician's Mate (CB) (General)EM(CBL)Electrician's Mate (CB) (Line and Station)

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